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OK, I have to admit the images seen above are not mine! So I was getting my Flickr fix when I came open the image I posted above. Wow, not only were the before/after stunning, but Johnna included a step-by-step tutorial! I get really excited when I see photographers sharing, so I emailed her and asked if I could make her tutorial into an action and post it up here. And she said YES!

So here it is, a new free action designed and generously donated by Johnna LaFaith, converted to an action by me! I hope you guys love Johnna's Memories of Sunshine enhancement as much I do. If you want to see what the action does, step-by-step, page down for the Action UnWrapped tutorial.

Steps
1) Add Layer, Solid Color, Orange (b76e0f) set to screen at 74% opacity.
2) Add Layer, Solid Color, Navy Blue (040747) set to exclusion at 100% opacity.
3) Add Layer, Solid Color, Brown (1e1203) set to color at 44% opacity.
4) Click on Background layer, Ctrl-J to duplicate. Set to soft light blending mode and drag on top of all of the layers. This is the Contrast Boost layer. Turn off for a hazy image, turn on and adjust opacity for added contrast.
5) The action can be run again for additional enhancements. It automatically flattens the image before running. :-)

Did I mention I LOVE this action? Thank you so much Johnna!

Want all of my favorite CoffeeShop Actions or Design Elements in one simple download AND help support this blog? Just click here for my action pack or here for a download of some of my most popular design elements, storyboards, and textures. For complete info on installing all of my actions, click here.

I was just following a post on Flickr, probably in the NLCP group about this "look" and was able to make my own action for the first time similiar to this. made me very excited. Now I have to try this one too! Thanks Rita! And Johnna!

Great action! Thanks for sharing. I'm fairly new at this, I am using elements 9. On step four, where it says "drag on top of all of the layers" what does this mean? I tried to drag the background copy on top of each layer, but nothing happend. I'm sorry if it is a weird question, I just wasn't sure how to carry out that step.

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I am a stay-at-home Mom to two naughty but adorable young boys (Duke is 10 and Imp is 7) in Texas and passionate about photography and photo-editing.
If you love using my free CoffeeShop creations and would like to make a donation to Rita the self-professed photo-editing photography geek of CoffeeShop, please follow this link! This blog is possible because of your generous support.